1828 Frankford Avenue

1828 Frankford Avenue

1828 Frankford Avenue

Pennoni provided structural design, and construction administration services for this 4-story, 10,000-SF mixed-use, multifamily apartment building in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

The building is formed of three floors of conventional wood construction supported off concrete basement walls and footings. The interior bearing walls are supported off steel moment frames at the second floor, providing a desirable open plan first floor commercial space.

Pennoni worked closely with the architect and owner to achieve their goal of maximizing the development potential of the site by utilizing toe-only retaining wall footings. This allowed the building to be built up against the property line. Pennoni provided custom façade details such as curved steel lintels around the windows to support the architect’s goal of accentuating the buildings character.

The requirement to limit the number of columns and walls at the first floor as well as a challenging aspect ratio presented added complexities when designing the lateral stability system. Pennoni fully utilized their design expertise to develop a minimal, cost effective structural system that could be hidden within the architectural finishes, therefore providing a greater net rent-able square footage for the developer.

Residential

Structural

Transforming communities for more than 55 years

Communities face evolving challenges with infrastructure, environment, and funding. Both private and public clients need a partner to understand those challenges and create smart, sustainable solutions.

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With nearly 60 years of expertise, Pennoni delivers innovative solutions by approaching engineering challenges from a wider angle than most and fostering collaboration to address current challenges and future demands.

40+ offices

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With 40+ offices, we live, visit, and work in the communities we serve, so we build partnerships to bring the best solutions for the community; not just the best solution.

Evolving
Capabilities

We continually employ innovation to accomplish more for our clients, using the latest technologies to complement our traditional engineering services.

1,300+ people

Pride in Making an Impact

At Pennoni, we start every project by asking "How will this benefit the community?" Because we are a 100% employee-owned firm, our 1,400+ colleagues put our passion, talent, and value into every project, every day.